Fifth Vital [EN]: Chapter 477

“Kana!”

As the interview wrapped up, someone called out to Kana, who was sitting on a bench.

The man with a friendly face and sturdy build was her boyfriend, Oh Si-won.

“Did the interview go well?”

“Yes, it went well. Look at this.”

Kana held out the mandarin duck carving she had received as a gift to her boyfriend.

“Mandarin ducks?”

“You knew about mandarin ducks too?”

“Of course. Why?”

“The PD [Production Director] who interviewed me gave it as a gift.”

“Really? It’s pretty.”

“Right?”

“Yeah. Aren’t you hungry?”

“No, I’m okay. I’ll eat later.”

“Alright. Let’s go then.”

Oh Si-won took Kana’s hand, and they headed to the parking lot.

A short while later, after driving from the interview location, the two parked their car and got out in front of the district office.

“Oh! Is this it?”

“Yeah. This is it.”

The reason the two were visiting the district office was to register their marriage.

“Honey? Take a picture of me.”

“Here?”

“Yeah. I want to take a commemorative photo in front of the building.”

“Alright. I’ll take it for you.”

Kana stood on the steps leading up to the district office and made a V sign, and Oh Si-won captured the moment in a photo.

“It came out pretty.”

“Really? Oh, it really did. Let’s go up quickly.”

Oh Si-won and Kana held hands tightly and went into the district office.

The two had thoroughly researched how to register their marriage.

At first, she was worried that it might be difficult to register the marriage because she was a foreigner, but it turned out to be easier and simpler than she thought.

She just needed to submit the Certificate of Eligibility for Marriage issued by the Japanese Embassy in Korea to the district office when registering the marriage and follow the procedure.

Kana and Oh Si-won submitted the documents they had prepared in advance and filled out the marriage registration form according to the instructions at the district office.

“Here you go.”

“You’ve filled it all out. Take this receipt, and you’ll receive a text message when everything is completed. If there are any documents to supplement, we’ll contact you separately then.”

“Yes, how long will it take?”

“It’ll take a day or two. Recently, the number of people registering their marriage in our district office has increased compared to last year, so the processing time has increased a bit. We’ll do our best to get it done as soon as possible.”

“Thank you.”

“And this is a small gift from the district office. We’re giving it to you so you can take pretty pictures.”

“Wow! It’s so pretty. Thank you so much.”

Kana was delighted to receive a small bouquet of flowers given as part of a district office event.

“Si-won, let’s take a picture.”

“Of course, we have to.”

The two stood side by side in front of a large heart, a photo zone for marriage registration set up in one corner of the district office.

“I’m taking it.”

Oh Si-won stretched out his arm and tried to take a selfie of the two of them with his phone camera.

“Just a moment!”

Then, a district office employee who was watching the scene approached and offered to take the picture.

“I’ll take it for you.”

“Really? Thank you.”

“Okay! Please look here, and I’ll take it when I say one, two, three. One, two, three!”

Click- Click-

“You both have such striking features, so the photos turn out great.”

“No, it’s because you took the pictures so well.”

“Ah! And we’ve been taking one Polaroid picture for each couple since this week, would you like one?”

“We’d be grateful.”

The two took a picture of their current 모습 [look/appearance] with the Polaroid camera that the employee was taking, and then left the district office.

“Kana, be careful on the stairs. Are you that happy?”

Oh Si-won looked at Kana, who couldn’t take her eyes off the Polaroid picture, and said affectionately.

“はい、幸せです. (Hai, shiawase desu. Yes, I’m happy.)”

Kana said she was happy in her native language. It was her habit when she was really happy.

A woman who looks like she has gained the whole world with just one small picture and says she is happy. How can you not love a woman like that?

Oh Si-won kissed the back of Kana’s hand that he was holding.

“Honey? Are you crazy! What if someone sees us!”

“What if someone sees us? What’s wrong with kissing the back of my girlfriend’s, no, my beloved wife’s hand?”

Kana was embarrassed, but grateful to Oh Si-won, who always expressed himself so openly.

“I should call my mother-in-law before going to the shop.”

“That’s right! My mom kept sending me messages asking if we registered our marriage okay.”

“Call her quickly.”

“Okasan [Mom]?”

Kana, who made a video call to her mother in Japan, told her the news of her marriage registration and moved on to the next item on their schedule with Oh Si-won.

The place where the two people who came out of the district office headed was the shop where Kana’s wedding dress for the actual ceremony was located.

With the wedding just a month away, they had prepared almost everything, so now they had to make the final selection of the dress to wear on the wedding day.

Kana had already joined many online communities with many prospective brides and had already researched shops with many pretty dresses.

And whenever she had time, she went on dress tours with her sister, who lived with her, and decided on a shop she liked.

“Is this the place you like?”

Oh Si-won, who was busy with work, couldn’t come with her on the dress tour, so today was the first time he came with her.

“Yeah. It’s a popular dress shop among prospective brides these days.”

“It’s dazzling from the outside. Did you have a dress you liked?”

“But the problem is that I like them all. Please take a good look. Let’s go in.”

Kana took Oh Si-won’s hand and entered the shop.

“Welcome. Do you have a reservation?”

“Yes, I’m Fujiwara Kana, who made a reservation for a dress fitting today.”

“Hello. You’re Kana, right?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“The manager has been waiting for you. Come this way.”

The two went into the room to fit the dress with the staff.

“Oh my, Kana, you’re here? How have you been?”

When she went inside, the manager was very happy to see Kana.

“Yes, I’ve been well. How have you been?”

“Of course. Is the person who came with you the groom?”

“Hello. I’m Oh Si-won.”

“Oh my! Kana is so pretty, so I was wondering what the groom would be like, but our groom is also very handsome.”

“Thank you.”

“Then, shall we try on the dresses? The bride should go inside, and our groom should sit here and wait.”

Kana moved into the space with the curtains drawn to fit the dress, and Oh Si-won sat on the sofa opposite.

“Would you like a cup of tea?”

Another employee approached Oh Si-won and asked.

“No. I’m okay. Can I take a picture of my girlfriend with my cell phone when she comes out?”

“Of course. Take as many as you want.”

“My girlfriend is wearing the dress, but I’m strangely nervous.”

“Originally, prospective grooms all feel that way when they sit in that seat. Aren’t you worried about what to do if you don’t react well when the bride comes out?”

“Oh! How did you know? I was thinking about that too.”

Oh Si-won searched for reviews on his cell phone before coming to the dress shop today.

It wasn’t a review to see the wedding dress, but a review about the reactions of prospective grooms.

The reviews written by men were almost similar.

When your girlfriend comes out wearing a dress, you should react enthusiastically and say a lot of nice things.

He heard the same advice from his company colleagues, so he thought he should react properly. But when I came, I thought there were quite a few employees and I was wondering if it would be embarrassing.

“The reaction will come out automatically when the prospective bride comes out later, so don’t worry. Even if you sit here, no one doesn’t react after seeing their girlfriend wearing a dress. Just wait a little bit.”

“Yes.”

The sound of busy movement was heard from inside, and after a while, the tightly closed curtains opened on both sides.

“How is it?”

Kana came out wearing a mermaid dress that showed off her figure.

“Wow! Pretty. It suits you really well.”

Oh Si-won really thought Kana, who was wearing the dress, was pretty.

“I think it’s okay, but you have to like it. What do you think?”

“I think it’s okay too, but I’ll try on the next one first.”

“Okay, wear it and come out.”

Kana went back behind the curtain and came out wearing a different kind of dress.

Every time, Oh Si-won expressed his admiration and reacted generously, and that reaction made Kana feel good.

“Okay! This is the last dress.”

With the employee’s last words, the curtain opened and Kana’s appearance was revealed.

It was a beautiful dress with sparkling crystals embroidered like stars on a pure white dress, with a design that flowed out from the waist.

Seeing that 모습 [figure/appearance], Oh Si-won stood up from his seat without realizing it.

The dress he was wearing before also suited him well and was pretty, but the one he was wearing now evoked a completely different feeling.

She was beautiful, and the girlfriend in front of him was dazzling like a goddess.

She was a familiar girlfriend who he had been seeing for over 10 years, but she felt new and like he was seeing her for the first time.

Above all, she was unbearably lovely.

“Groom?”

“…….”

Oh Si-won, who was넋을 놓고 [mesmerized/entranced] looking at Kana’s 모습 [figure/appearance], couldn’t even hear the employee calling him. He only saw Kana in his eyes.

“Looking at the groom’s expression, I think the dress you’re wearing now is the prettiest. I personally think this dress suits you the best. What about the bride?”

“I like it too.”

“Groom! Groom!”

“Ah, yes. I’m sorry.”

“What do you think?”

“It’s really beautiful. I think this dress is the prettiest. It suits you well too.”

“Looking at your expression, I think we should go with this dress.”

“What are you talking about? Kana has to like it more than I like it.”

“I like this one the most too. I’ll go with this one.”

Kana finally chose the wedding dress to wear at the actual ceremony. After finishing the dress fitting, they ordered the groom’s tuxedo and had lunch.

After that, they headed to the hospital to hear the results of the tests they had done last week.

“Is this it?”

“Yeah.”

Oh Si-won, who got out of the car, asked, looking at the Woori Hospital building visible from the parking lot.

“The doctor at the clinic I used to go to has been replaced, and the new one isn’t very good.”

Kana came to the hospital today to hear the results of her obstetrics and gynecology examination.

It wasn’t because she had any particular discomfort or pain.

She thought it would be good to have a general gynecological examination before the wedding.

Originally, there was an obstetrics and gynecology clinic near her house that she occasionally went to, but the doctor she was seeing went on a sabbatical abroad, so she had to switch hospitals.

While 고민하던 [pondering/worrying] which hospital to go to, she came to Woori Hospital after seeing a blog review written by someone else on the Internet.

It wasn’t too far from home and the reviews were good, so she thought she had chosen well because the medical staff was really friendly.

“Is the doctor here that friendly?”

“Yeah. Everyone is so friendly. I think it would be good for your father and mother to get a health checkup here.”

Kana also took good care of the health of her parents-in-law, who usually treated her like a daughter.

“Is it that good? Well, they have to get a health checkup this year, so should we consider it?”

“Yeah. I see a lot of people coming to get checkups. Instead of that, arrange it together when your father and mother get theirs.”

“Okay. I’ll do that.”

The two went into the hospital, checked in, and waited for their turn for 진료 [medical examination/consultation].

“Fujiwara Kana?”

“Yes.”

Kana answered the nurse’s call and got up from her seat.

“You can go into the 진료 [examination] room.”